THE MYSTICS’ TOOLBOX
with Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD — Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30 pm ET / 12:30-1:30 pm PT, April 29 May 13, 20, 27 June 10, 17
What are the mystical Jewish tools for transcendent vision? In this six-session course in kabbalistic practice, we’ll encounter six archetypal Jewish mystical images: the pardes or sacred orchard, the Tree of Life, the divine chariot, the botzina dekardinuta or lamp of darkness, the mother letters (aleph, mem, and shin), and the Leviathan or great dragon. We’ll use several kabbalistic practices to encounter these images. Practiced and aspiring mystics—who are called in Hebrew mekubalim (those who receive) or bnei nevi’im (children of prophets)— are welcome to immerse in this voyage into the ocean of spirit.
The class will be taught via Zoom and can also be accessed via phone. All sessions will be recorded; you can take the class even if the time block does not work for you. For financial assistance or scholarship opportunities, please reach out to liviah@beitkohenet.org.
Cost: $250 + $25 non-refundable registration fee
Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD
Rabbi Jill Hammer, PhD, author, scholar, ritualist, poet, dreamworker and midrashist, is a co-founder of Beit Kohenet and of the Kohenet movement. She is the Director of Spiritual Education at the Academy for Jewish Religion (www.ajrsem.org). She is also the author of Undertorah: An Earth-Based Kabbalah of Dreaming, Return to the Place: The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah, The Hebrew Priestess: Ancient and New Visions of Jewish Women’s Spiritual Leadership (with Taya Shere), The Omer Calendar of Biblical Women, The Jewish Book of Days: A Companion for All Seasons, Sisters at Sinai: New Tales of Biblical Women, and The Book of Earth and Other Mysteries. She is the translator of The Romemu Siddur and of Siddur haKohanot: A Hebrew Priestess Prayerbook. She has written a children’s book, The Garden of Time. She lives in Manhattan with her family.